Category Archives: Kids

New Teen Jiu-Jitsu Class

Posted on August 31, 2019 by Wally

We are shifting the Friday 5pm kids BJJ class to a teen BJJ class. Like everything we do, it is an experiment and we’re excited to see what happens. Our hope is that it gives students who are ages 13-19 … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Tournament

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wally

We are thrilled to be hosting MDP’s annual Fall Kids tournament. This event will feature point sparring & forms (no grappling but don’t worry, we’ll have a grappling tournament coming up soon) and will take place at our 1509 SW … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Point Sparring Tournament

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Wally

Not too long ago, we ran a grappling only tournament. We figured now it was time to run a point sparring only tournament. Hopefully everyone who was bummed there was no point sparring last time is excited this time. Actually, … Continue reading →

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Three lessons from the Kids Tournament

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Wally

I try, after every class I teach, to write down one thing that I think I could have done better, or one thing that worked particularly well, or one thing that completely flopped (and I should avoid in the future), … Continue reading →

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Technique, Drill, Play.

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Wally

There are countless ways to analyze the learning process that goes on in martial arts and movement. One way is to break things down into three steps: technique, drill, play. Technique is all about body mechanic. How do you move for … Continue reading →

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